And all of those Europeans that had comments about the Texas ERCOT warnings of heavy loads during extreme weather. Although, it's been a while since I've received notices/requests to adjust the use even if they were bump it up a few degrees vs turn it off.
EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on
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#22Why the fuck does extreme heat require turning off the AC?
my guess is that the outdoor AC unit reached its maximum working temperature...
since we're not that used to extreme heat in EU, units with max working temperatures of 45 degrees Celsius are pretty common and the air around the AC unit is warmer than regular outdoors air, doubly so if they're placed on the ground and the glass from the building reflects some additional heat from the sun.
the risk of this was broadcasted in our local news for home AC owners when the forecast reached 40, as lots of apartments have the AC on partly glass-encased balconies, or on walls facing direct sunlight...
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#23Reminds me of Animal Farm.
Re: EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on
#24Why the fuck does extreme heat require turning off the AC?
Presumably the AC systems themselves couldn't operate in that extreme heat. A lot of grocery stores in the UK, which are icy cold usually, had major issues with AC and refrigeration systems failing - I think because a lot of the equipment is on the roof and exposed to the heat.
AC systems don't quite care about direct sunlight, they are forced air heat exchangers. Now if the condenser (rooftop) side is undersized and therefore inadequate given elevated ambient air temperature all you can do is shut down a portion of evaporation side (the cold one) off, or the entire system just stops working.
Alternatively one can install water sprinkers on roofs like they do in China.
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#25> The heat wave has prompted a renewed discussion about the lack of air-conditioning systems in homes and offices across much of Europe Discussion, common sense requires discussion. All you need to know about them in one sentence.
Most ordinary working people can't afford the cost of installing a system. Even a portable one. Edit: Downvoted because HN users don't understand living paycheque to paycheque. Talk about an echo chamber.
A 12K BTU mini-split system is about 300EUR. How is this unaffordable for most people? Even an 18K unit is about 500-600EUR.
Re: EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on
#26Imagine offices- who have temperatures of 30+ directly beneath the roof. AC where the heat-exchangers are built inside the buildings and other nonsense on top. Europe is so not ready, while preaching to the world about getting ready.
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#27With new inexpensive mini splits that do not require ducts, one would think adoption would go up?
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most ordinary working people can't afford the cost of installing a system. Even a portable one. Edit: Downvoted because HN users don't understand living paycheque to paycheque. Talk about an echo chamber.
What are you on about. They are not expensive at all. What they can't afford is to pay the electrical bill of running one.
unless they also come w/ rooftop solar?
new mini splits are way more efficient than older systems as well.
insulation in older homes/buildings might be an issue though
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#29> The heat wave has prompted a renewed discussion about the lack of air-conditioning systems in homes and offices across much of Europe Discussion, common sense requires discussion. All you need to know about them in one sentence.
Most ordinary working people can't afford the cost of installing a system. Even a portable one. Edit: Downvoted because HN users don't understand living paycheque to paycheque. Talk about an echo chamber.
Something is very wrong with the EU if ordinary Europeans can't afford a $150 window unit.
Re: EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on
#30Why the fuck does extreme heat require turning off the AC?
The article indicates they were unable to handle the increased electricity load, which caused blackouts. Additionally, sometimes unnaturally high temperatures break AC systems put in place with poor planning. This is very common in UK supermarkets every summer.
> unnaturally high temperatures
> poor planning.
> very common in UK supermarkets every summer.
What?